Spring-link



L. J. LITCHFIELD.

SPRING LINK.

APPLlCATlON FILED MAR. 12, 1920.

1,397, 13 1, Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY .a ai

LEE 3'. LITCHFIELD, OLE ELSIE, MICHIGAN.

SPRING-LINK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

Application filed March 12, 1920. a Serial No. 365,306.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEE J. LrroHrmLn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elsie, in the county of Clinton and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful improvements in Spring-Links, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collar and end buttons and has for its primary object the provision of a device of this character that is yieldable so as to effectively hold the ends of a collar together and besides to force the bow portion of the tie into its most effective position and further when used ona cuff to allow the same to expand so as to be readily slipped over the hand.

Again referring to the drawing but more particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive the numerals 1 and 2 designate a pair of buttons each having. arranged adjacent center pair of openings 3. The numeral l designates a coil spring having each end portion'formed into a loop 5 passing through the holes 8 and having the extreme end 6 extending horizontally and disposed within the con- ,r-

/OlUtlOIl 4 or the spring so as to accomplish a rigid connection between the link and the button in a very inexpensive manner.

The modified form of my invention is identical with that just described with thethe clip are curved and arranged in engage.

ment with each other in a manner that the loop of the spring may be forced between the ends and then snapped in position to be effectively held in engagement with the button. By this constructiton it will be seen that in case the spring becomes distorted a new spring may be substituted or in case one of the buttons should become destroyed a new button can be substituted.

It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in various other manners and the'parts associated in other relations and, therefore, I do not de sire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claim hereunto appended.

Having thus described my inventiton what I claim is- In a spring link the combination of a pair of buttons having clips upon their backs, said clips formed of resilient material and having separable ends lying in abutment, and spiral spring having each end portion formed in a loop for engagement in said clips.

lin testimony whereof l affix my signature.

LEE J. LITCHFIELD. 

